trảm thảo trừ căn
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Cut the grass, remove the root — extermination that leaves a fiber leaves a spring regrowth.
Literally: chop the grass, remove the root
Examples
Dẹp tận gốc, trảm thảo trừ căn.Clear it to the root — cut grass regrows from any fiber left.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “trảm thảo trừ căn” mean?
Cut the grass, remove the root — extermination that leaves a fiber leaves a spring regrowth. Literally: chop the grass, remove the root
Is “trảm thảo trừ căn” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.